Interviews

Twenty-two years into their career, Yo La Tengo are still at the top of their game. Their genre spanning latest – I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass might be the best "mix" CD of the year

The Everyone Orchestra hits the road this fall for a tour featuring Jon Fishman, Jamie Masefield, Peter Apfelbaum, Jeff Coffin, Steve Kimock andmore. A Conscious Alliance food drive will take place at each stop of the tour, fulfilling the project’s mission of activism and improvisation.

Skerik's latest album Husky, is a live recording featuring his Syncopated Taint Septet, a mix known as a “punk-jazz version of the Thelonius Monk Octet. ” For the musician known as Skerik, the word "collaboration" never grows old.

Having toured with Mavis Staples, Robert Cray, Dave Matthews, Derek Trucks and Taj Mahal, things have been riding all uphill the past year for Grace Potter and the Nocturnals.

As one of the more innovative band’s today, the Secret Machines offer fans a product that differs from the industry norm. Proving the point, the group is about to embark on an

Looks like our six-string shaman won

A series of life shattering events kept Karl Wallinger out of the spotlight for the past five years. He left EMI on troubled terms and an aneurism left him speechless and unable to walk for a time. But World Party is back – with a new tour and album to celebrate.

With only a few weeks left till Camp Bisco V, we spoke with The Disco Biscuits’ Jon Gutwillig and Marc Brownstein while practicing in their Philadelphia studio. With newcomers The Roots, Thievery Corporation, RJD2 onboard and old friends The New Deal and Benevento Russo Duo coming to camp, this year’s event should not be missed.

Taking Back Sunday’s aggressive touring schedule has earned them an increasingly large group of Converse clad soldiers in the emo/punk/pop army. While their stakes gradually rise, so do their standards amongst a demanding mainstream audience.

As a drummer, composer and bandleader for the past 27 years, Bobby Previte has been a perpetual music machine. With Coalition of the Willing, Previte is joined by Marco Benevento, Charlie Hunter, Skerik and Stanton Moore proving there are always inventive ways to serach for “it.”

Some artists can spend their entire careers trying to recreate the magic they created on their debut record. When that debut wins three major Juno awards (Canada

DJ Logic’s avant-turntablism instantly breathed some hip-hop swagger into the relatively straight-laced fusion scene in the late 90’s. Aside from his prolific remixes, Zen of Logic, Logic’s long awaited third album sees more daring collaborations with old friends, new faces and some noted Logic crossover moves.

Tim Easton’s fourth solo album, Ammunition, is a collection of tunes that frowns upon the conservative people of his home state of Ohio, talks of revolution, and warns of returning to the pain.

The Mutaytor combine tribal drums, live-mixed electronica, fire performers, hoop dancers, aerial artists, horn section, giant screen visuals andinteractive dancers and performers into a show like none other.

2006 is the sprouting year for Les Claypool. For decades the

All Saints Records has released an 18-track introduction showcasing its unparalleled roster of artists touching ambient, world, electronic and minimalist. From Brian Eno and John Cale to Roger Eno and Harold Budd, while all sonically diverse, approach music from an original perspective.

John Vanderslice has notched a hot streak of gems, including 2005’s Pixel Revolt. And then there is his techie jones: a tireless and self-professed production geek, as much enamored of a well-kept studio as he is of guitar strums and performance.

Bobby Lee Rodgers has been overshadowed in the past by the legendary presence of Colonel Bruce Hampton. But recently, the Colonel has stepped back to give BLR his full, earned limelight.

Filmmaker Lawrence Shapiro has shot Jam Cruise, Jazzfest, Hydra, Los Lobos, Bonnaroo and Phish’s IT and Coventry. His latest efforts were capturing the essence of Amsterdam’s Jam In The Dam.

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